Title: Ben Webster's Finest Hour Artist: Ben Webster Release Date: 9/26/2000 Label: Universal Japan, Verve Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 4988005292520, 731454380829, 0731454380829, 498800529252 Genre: Jazz Style: Swing Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Earthy, Exuberant, Joyous, Complex, Elegant, Freewheeling, Passionate, Stylish, Boisterous, Gentle Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. See You at the Fair
2. Hotter Than 'Ell
3. The Ghost of Dinah
4. Cotton Tail
5. Honey Hill
6. Linger Awhile
7. Stardust [Take 1]
8. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
9. My Greatest Mistake
10. La Rosita
11. Sunday
12. While We're Dancing
13. Blues for Mr. Broadway
14. Chelsea Bridge
15. Roses of Picardy
16. Single Petal of a Rose

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD Universal Japan 4032 2000 CD Verve 543808

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Ben Webster's tone on tenor saxophone became one of the most recognizable in jazz; he possessed a tough sound on upbeat tunes while playing soft and light on ballads. As part of Verve's Finest Hour series, Ben Webster is heard on a combination of standards and originals along with some of the biggest names in jazz: Ella Fitzgerald, Coleman Hawkins, Billie Holiday, and Gerry Mulligan. These 16 tracks include "Star Dust," "While We're Dancing," "Chelsea Bridge," and "Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me." This compilation doesn't present a complete overview of Ben Webster's career, but it is an excellent budget introduction. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Epstein Clarinet, Horn (English), Clarinet (Bass) Alvin Stoller Drums Barney Kessel Guitar Ben Webster Main Performer, Sax (Tenor), Piano Ben Young Research Benny Carter Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Trumpet Big Sid Catlett Drums Billie Holiday Vocals Billy Strayhorn Piano Bob Thiele Producer Bryan Koniarz Production Coordination Burt Fisch Viola Buster Bailey Clarinet Chet Amsterdam Bass Clarence Holiday Guitar Claude Jones Trombone Coleman Hawkins Sax (Tenor) Cozy Cole Drums Curtis Lowe Sax (Baritone) Cynthia Sesso Photo Research Daniel Moore Trumpet Danny Bank Flute, Clarinet Dawn Agard Design Devonia Williams Piano Donald Johnson Trumpet Ed Thigpen Drums Ella Fitzgerald Vocals Elmer James Bass Eugene Orloff Violin Fletcher Henderson Conductor, Piano Floyd Turnham Sax (Alto) George Ricci Cello George Washington Trombone Gerald Wilson Trumpet Gerry Mulligan Sax (Baritone) Grady Tate Drums Hank Jones Piano Harold Coletta Violin Harry "Sweets" Edison Trumpet Harry Lookofsky Tenor Violin Herb Ellis Guitar Hilton Jefferson Sax (Alto), Clarinet Hollis King Art Direction Horace Henderson Arranger Jimmy Rowles Piano Jimmy Woode Bass Joe Alper Photography Joe Mondragon Bass John Simmons Bass John Wriggle Research Assistant, Production Assistant Johnny Hodges Sax (Alto) Johnny Otis Vocals, Vibraphone Keg Johnson Trombone Lawrence Lucie Guitar Leard Bell Drums Lee Tanner Photography Leo Kruczek Violin Leroy Vinnegar Bass Loren Schoenberg Liner Notes, Selection, Sequencing Lorenzo Holderness Sax (Tenor) Lucien Schmit Cello Mario Delagarde Bass Marlowe Morris Piano Martin Donegan Violin Mel Lewis Drums Milt Gabler Producer Norman Granz Producer Oliver Nelson Arranger, Sax (Tenor), Conductor Oscar Peterson Piano Osie Johnson Drums Paul Winter Violin Pepper Adams Sax (Baritone) Pete "Guitar" Lewis Guitar Peter Keepnews Editing Phil Bodner Sax (Tenor), Horn (English) Phil Woods Sax (Alto) Ralph Burns Conductor, Arranger Ray Brown Bass Roger Kellaway Piano Roy Eldridge Trumpet Russell Procope Clarinet, Sax (Alto) Sam Woodyard Drums Sherniece Smith Art Producer Stan Levey Drums Stuff Smith Violin Teddy Wilson Piano Thad Jones Trumpet Tom Greenwood Production Coordination, Research Coordination Tosha Samaroff Violin Vic Dickenson Trombone Walter Johnson Drums Wendell Marshall Bass